Finding Direction: The Wind Vane Chronicles

Good morning, y’all.

Do you have your photo contest photos out and ready to email to me for the Finding Direction Summer 2010 Photo Contest?  The deadline is this coming Sunday, and while a lot of entries have been received, there’s still room for a few more.

The contest judges are clamoring to get their hands – eyes – on the entries so that they can ooh and ahh their way to handing out awards to the contest winners.  There will be an overall winner, for sure, but if you’ve been around Finding Direction very long, you know that lots of entrants are winners in the various categories.

Speaking of eyes . . . I now have to have cataract surgery on both of mine.  The first surgery – on my left eye – is going to be Thursday, with the right eye to follow one day next week.

I’ve had cataracts for several years that have been worsening all the time.  But, up until now, they only affected my night vision.  I’ve not been able to see to drive at night for quite a long time.

Now, they have clouded up both my lenses so much that my vision can no longer be corrected to 20/20.  In fact, I’m on the edge of not having sufficient vision to legally drive.  I’ve realized the past two or three months that my vision was not very good, but was hoping I just needed a new prescription.  However, when I saw the eye doctor yesterday morning, I found out it was the cataracts blurring and darkening my vision.

So . . . Thursday morning I’m having surgery on my left eye – that has the poorer vision, and then next week will have the right one done – that has the worse cataracts.

Afterward, I should be able to see much better so I’ll really know what’s going on in the world, which may not be to my benefit, ya know?!  Sometimes, I think it’s better to look at the world through rose colored glasses, which I may do if I decide to have my new prescription for glasses that I’ll need following surgery tinted pink.  Right now I wear glasses with gray tint at the top and pink tint at the bottom on each lens.  It’s very flattering to the eyes and reduces glare a bit.

That’s it for now.  I must go get things in order around here so I’ll be ready to lay low a day or so later in the week.

Y’all be GOOD today and stay out of trouble, ya hear?!  Cheers!  And God Bless Us Every One!!  Dee